St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-07
encumbers the statute books of the United


States, or medieval non-intercours e
policy, like that of the Dominion of Cam
ada. approved by the queen in council on
the Threshold of her majesty's Jubilee
year. should be the divided disgrace of our
common civilization. Both are obstacles
to that enlarging freer intercourse among
| the heirs by a kindred blood of one great
heritage of social order, language, laws and
civil liberty, which is leading here and pro-
noting everywhere from century to CEN
| tury, the increasing progress of the human
race The venerated founders of this
republic contributed to that progress its
most powerful and we'll directed impetus
by Withholding from the federal govern
ment authority to fetter the foreign COM
merce of the people with any export tax
and by enacting an
ABSOLUTE FREE TRADE
| forever among the inhabitants of all its
states. The new world which swept into
their ken was world of American free
men, whose laws should but establish and
guard their individual liberty. Had the
most northern colonies, anticipating then
the inevitable hour. along with us, cut off
and released to her thenceforth separate
and insular fortunes the parent state, the
whole continent of North America, from
sea to sea and from its northern to its
southern CULTS, would now be joined in one
| lndissOluble union of indestructble states,
and the political line of the forty-ninth
parallel of latitude. with the geographical
boundary of the five great lakes and their
rivers, instead of being marked by sus-
picouS revenue officers and hostile
custom houses. would be invisible.
In such wider dominion, in such greater
and enduring union. finally. by peaceful
growth with cordial union for common in
terestS, sooner or later these now separate
people will one day merge their majestic
empires. 1t behooves the craftsmanship of
our own and coming generations on either
side Of the dividing line to perceive that
this continental and imperial policy
is not visionary hope, but rather in the
order of nature, to which the laws, that we
in our brief time enact had best conform
and give 1t furtherance. Subject to this
policy, therefore, even when repelling ag-
gression; avowing this common duty and
ultimate destiny, even when responding
to an offensive
NoN-INTERCOURsE POLICY
by offensive non-intercourse acts which at
any moment we are more anxious to with
draw from than willing to enter upon. l
submit to your committee, with the great
Soe 0SiOiSuCOs Uiii.
An act to enable the president to protect
and defend the rights and privileges of per-
sons of the United States.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States in con-
greSS assembled
Whereas, The United States. having by
treaty with his majesty, the king of the
United Kindom Of Great Britain and Ireland,
renounced certain specified incidents and
parts of therein recognized liberties of the
United States in the fisheries of the North
Atlantic, enjoyed in common faith by inhab-
itants of the places bordering thereon, namely,
the liberty to take, dry and cure fish within
three marine miles of certain designated
coasts, bays, creeks and harbors of the Brit
ish dominion in North America; and
Whereas. The United States having retained
unrenounced rest and residue OF their rights
aud liberties in the fisheries of the Northern
Atlantic, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Newfound-
land and Labrador coasts.
Section l. That whenever the president
shall be satisfied that vessels of the United
States are by British or Canadian authority
denied or abridged in the reasonable enjoy
ment of any rights, privileges or
liberties on Canadian waters or coasts. OR
in Canadian ports, to which rights,
privileges or liberties such vessels, their
masters or crews are entitled. it shall
in his discretion be lawful and it shall in his
discretion be the duty of the president to
close, by proclamation tSs that effect, all
ports of the United States against
any and every vessel owned wholly
orr in part by subject of her Brit
tanic majesty, and coming or arriving from
any port or place in the Dominion Of Canada
or in the Island of Newfoundland, whether
directly or having touched at any other
port, excepting such vessels as shall be in
distress of navigation, and of needed repairs
or supplies therefor, and every vessel thus
excluded from the ports of the United States
0tt mt tfs anti thn
in violation of this act shall, with her tackle,
apparel, furniture and all cargo on board, be
seized and forfeited to the United States or
value thereof to be recovered Of the person
or persons making or attempting to make the
entry.
Sec. 2. That it shall, in his discretion, be
lawful for the president, and it shall in his
discretion be his duty whenever he shall Be
satisfied as is in the first section hereof de-
clared. to prohibit by proclamation, entry Or
importation or bringing into any collection
district or place in the United States
of any goods, wares or merchandise
from the aforesaid Dominion of Canada or
Newfoundland, or any locomotive, car or
other vehicle from the Dominion of Canada;
but the president NAV, in his discretion, APP
ply such proclamation to any part or all of
the things or articles herein named,
and may qualify, limit, rescind or
renew application thereof, and all
goods, wares or merchandise. locomotives,
cars or other vehicles brought into the United
States contrary to the provisions of this act
shall be seized and forfeited to the United
States, or value thereof to be recovered of
the person or persons so importing or bring
ing them into this country.
sec. 3. Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of the first or second sec
of this act, or any proclamation of the presi-
dent made in pursuance hereof, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and son con-
viction thereof shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding $1,000 or by Imprisonment for
a term not exceeding two years, or by both
of said punishments in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 4. Empowers the president 10 appoint
commissioner to proceed to such places in
the United States or elsewhere, as may be des-
ignated by the secretary of state,
to take testimony under oath or
affirmation in relation to the
losses and injuries inflicted since the 51st of
December, 1885, by British authorities, i'm
peral or colonial upon citizens of the United
States engaged in the fisheries on the north
east coasts of British North America.
PROMISES TO EE LIVELY.
Big Business TO Come Before Con.
gress This Week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Quite large
amount of important work has been laid
out by the senate for the coming week. but
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